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Simon Taylor’s latest book presents an easy‑to‑follow approach to in‑the‑box mastering aimed at the novice or nervous would‑be mastering engineer.

Michael Williams' latest version contains all of the information from the previous two volumes in a new, 444‑page single volume.

Bjooks take on one of the largest and most respected brands in music technology.

It’s obvious to anyone working in any aspect of pro audio that it’s still a very male‑dominated industry...

Want to learn about vintage studio effects units? This book is a great place to start.

Informative books about audio careers in the film and TV industry are relatively rare but, oddly, I’ve come across two new...

Here we have the book versions published in 1998 and 2003, reissued to meet a demand that has never evaporated...

Spanning over 300 pages this book condenses an entire career of experience and knowledge into a really practical guide, focusing on exactly what a newcomer to the industry needs to know and do.

Officially approved by Revox, the company’s entire tape recorder portfolio is described through this book's 34 short chapters.

When it comes to history, there are typically two ways of looking at a subject. One is to examine it from an emotional...

The latest lavish offering from Bjooks collects some of the world’s rarest and most desirable synths between its covers.

Drums are crucial to the sound of so many records, but they’re more complex instruments than most people imagine.

This book is essentially an autobiography of the author's experiences in buying and selling all manner of vintage pro‑audio equipment, combined with some fascinating history about the leading manufacturers and their products...

“I believe both producing and engineering are about serving the artist’s needs to help them accomplish their goals,” writes...

There’s no shortage of books discussing the science and practice of stereo and multichannel recording but the author’s approach to this complex topic is of unique interest because of his inclusion of quantitative data...

It’s a reflection of how big the modular‑synth world has grown, in the last decade or so, that a book like this can be commercially viable.

Can you mix a hit record in 45 minutes? Billy Decker can, and in this book he tells you how!

For anyone with an interest in recording classical performances of any form — whether they’re an amateur, a professional or an academic — this is absolutely essential reading.

Synth fans of a certain age will remember the Keyfax books by musician and sometime SOS contributor Julian Colbeck. Back in...

Mastering is often considered a mysterious black art, but while there is certainly a lot of artistry involved Evren Göknar’s book (Routledge/Focal Press) dispels the mystery in a very readable and understandable way.

We review Jim Reilly’s biography of Steinberger, pioneers of carbon fibre headless guitars.